A good cozy mystery set in coastal Oregon. Vivian runs an English style tea shop, along with her assistant Jenna and helper Gracie. When Jenna’s ex-husband is found murdered she is moved to the number one suspect. Luckily she has Vivian to help solve the crime. Highly recommend this book and author.

I loved this cozy mystery. Vivian owns the Misty Bay Tearoom, a British style tea shop. She loves to read mysteries and is thrilled when her best friend and co-worker ends up in a dilemma that makes the town think she killed her ex-husband. Vivian, Grace and Jenna band together as detectives determined to prove that Jenna is innocent. I followed the clues in the book and yet was surprised at the ending. That in my books is a great mystery! This is the first book I've read by Kate Kingsbury but it for sure won't be the last!

Thank you to NetGalley and Kate Kingsbury/Crooked Lane Books for allowing me this early look at this arc.

cozy mystery friendship, law-enforcement, amateur-sleuth, small-business, small-town, escort-service, situational-humor****

Jenna had an unfortunate childhood, and now appears to be the prime suspect in her ex-husband's apparent murder. One of her best friends is Vivian, the widow of an attorney who runs a tea shoppe and is determined to find out who really did the deed and seems to have a knack for it. Gracie is the third musketeer and cheers on the others. Along the way they discover that their town has an escort service and the dead man was probably a co-owner. The next problem is death threats. All along they do not involve the police detective who seems unconvinced of Jenna's innocence. It's a good story and think that the series will get better with each new book.
I requested and received a free temporary ebook from Crooked Lane Books via NetGalley. Thank you!

Vivian is the owner of Misty Bay Tearoom on the Oregon coast. Along with her employees, Jenna and Gracie, Vivian makes endless pots of tea, bakes lots of scones and serves happy customers.
Life is good until Jenna's ex-husband is found dead on the rocks below the 6th floor balcony of the Blue Surf Hotel where he worked as Head of maintenance. The body is clothed in a sheer, pink negligee! The new police detective zeros in on Jenna as the likely suspect since she was seen in the hotel lobby on the morning the body was discovered.
The tearoom trio, unhappy with the direction of the investigation, set out to prove Jenna innocent.
In Hot Water is the first in a new series by Kingsbury. She also writes the Merry Ghost Inn series also set in Oregon. I delighted in her Victorian era Pennyfoot Hotel series for years until it was laid to rest.
While this new series shows promise, the debut title has problems that should have been caught by the editor.
1- We're told Jenna grew up in a Texas Border town. Her mother died and her father went to prison for abusing her brother. Yet, she lives on a cliff side house inherited from her parents.
2 - Police take Jenna's DNA but never tell her it exonerates her.
3 - It's only late in the story that we discover the victim died from hitting his head on the corner of a marble table and was then thrown over the balcony.
4 - In Chapter 15 a character is called by the surname of another character.
5 - .Biggest issue - why the victim came to be wearing the pink negligee is never explained even though it was a big part of the plot.
Looking forward to the next entry in the series with hopes of better editing. There are budding romances and recipes so it's not all bad.

Vivian Wainwright is living her dream. The middle-aged widow owns the Misty Bay Tearoom, a quaint, English-accented shop on the Oregon coast. The first one in this series was a great way to get to know a new cast of characters. I enjoyed it and am looking forward to more adventures.
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Promising new series from one of my favorite authors. Vivian Wainwright is a likable character. The plot moves smoothly with lots of twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end. Looking forward to the next. Thanks #netgalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

Turning Amateur Sleuth....
The Misty Bay Tea Room series debut and Vivian Wainwright, tea shop owner, finds herself turning amateur sleuth when a man falls to his death from a hotel balcony and assistant Jenna turns number one suspect. Enjoyable cosy mystery with a likeable protagonist and a colourful cast of supporting characters. A promising start to a new series.

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So much fun! I couldn't put this cozy down. I finished at 2:00am. Great cast of characters in great escapism which is what I always look for in my books.

Promising debut I have hope it’ll improve as a series. The supporting characters can be developed upon. I didn’t find it as predictable as some can be in this genre.

This book is a solid 3 stars for me; an intriguing debut for a new series, but I’m hoping it’ll get better as it goes along. The mystery portion was good, our lead sleuth seems like she’s mostly got a good head in her shoulders, but her posse of employees/fellow sleuths are a mixed bag. So far they seem a bit too much and a bit abrasive, but I’m hoping they’ll smooth out in the next few books. I thought it was interesting how she switched up perspectives occasionally, but this isn’t really a page turner for me.

In Hot Water by Kate Kingsbury was an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. Dr. Tony Messina tries to figure out what happened to the guy who fell off the sixth floor balcony of the Blue Sun Hotel. The guy had on a bright pink negligee that only covered some of his body. Vivian Wainwright own The Willow Pattern, an English Tea Shop. Her friend, Jenna Ramsey, is her assistant and consultant. She was divorced from Dean, the guy who died. The detective believes Jenna killed her husband. This was a great book. I loved the storyline and hated to put it down. Kate Kingsbury is a wonderful author. I plan on checking out some of her other books.

I was given a e-copy of this book for a honest review.
I was really excited to read this book. It is my first by Kate Kingsbury and will not be my last.
This book follows Vivian, Jenna and Gracie on their adventure to solve a murder.
Vivian is a middle age widow that owns a Tearoom in Misty Bay on the Oregon Coast. Jenna and Gracie both work for Vivian and they enjoy a quiet, happy life until the peace turns into a nightmare when a dead body is found outside a hotel.
The body was Jenna's ex husband and she is accused of murder. I am not going to say to much more as I don't want to spoil it for future readers. I will say however that the rest of the book follows their adventures as they try to figure out who really did it. This is truly a excellent cozy mystery!
I would highly recommend this for a cozy, enjoyable murder mystery.

This book was sent to me by Netgalley on Kindle for review...Although there is an intriguing mystery to solve, the characters don’t seem to interact in a way that moves the story quickly...this was not a page turner but others may enjoy the story. It is character driven and the read might wonder who really did the murder or was it murder?

The Willow Pattern tea house is getting ready to celebrate their second anniversary and Vivian Wainwright’s dream of owning a tea house has been fulfilled. Her two assistants, Jenna and Gracie, are like daughters to her. When Jenna’s ex husband is murdered and the police view her as the primary suspect, the three women agree to find who killed the man so that Jenna doesn’t get put away for a crime she didn’t commit. Vivian’s heart is in the right place, but will they save Jenna or doom all three of themselves for interfering in a police investigation…or even face the wrath of the murderer?

I really liked Kate’s Merry Ghost Inn series and was sorry not to see a new entry for awhile. Then I came across the first book in a new series from this author and was really excited. She didn’t let me down either! I really like the protagonist and her posse. This series has great promise and I cannot wait for the continued development of the characters and the whodunits to come.

I was really excited to get started on In Hot Water by Kate Kingsbury.
Vivian is a good character, she’s very likable and has a good sense of humor.
I enjoyed the mystery, I was able to follow some of the clues, but the ending was still a surprise.
I’m looking forward to reading more books in this series.

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